[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 126 (Wednesday, September 9, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9186-S9188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-
1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services 
and volunteer services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 354

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 354, a bill to provide that 
4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal 
employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 369

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 369, a bill to prohibit 
brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to 
delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.


                                 S. 422

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 422, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act 
to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, 
stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 439

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 439, a bill to provide for 
and promote the economic development of Indian tribes by furnishing the 
necessary capital, financial services, and technical assistance to 
Indian--owned business enterprises, to stimulate the development of the 
private sector of Indian tribal economies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 453

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 453, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and offer 
technical assistance to local governments and others to design and 
implement innovative policies, programs, and projects that address 
widespread property vacancy and abandonment, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 492

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 492, a bill to amend the 
Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt 
certain employment as a member of a local governing board, commission, 
or committee from social security tax coverage.


                                 S. 512

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 512, a bill to amend 
chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code with respect to arbitration.

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                                 S. 548

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 548, a bill to amend the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal 
energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural 
gas distributors, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 565

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 565, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued 
entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to 
beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney 
transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 604

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 604, a bill to amend 
title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the 
Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such 
audits are reported, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 657

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 657, a bill to 
provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings.


                                 S. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 663, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation 
Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the 
United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and 
the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 731, a 
bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity 
of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired 
Reserve.


                                 S. 755

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 755, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National 
Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of 
biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection 
and screening of, ovarian cancer.


                                 S. 779

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 779, a bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United 
States Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight 
limitations for vehicles operating on Federal--aid highways, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to 
provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for 
individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.


                                 S. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 832, a bill to amend title 36, 
United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers 
Association of America, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 850

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 850, a bill to amend the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson--
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the 
conservation of sharks.


                                 S. 931

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 931, a bill to 
amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                 S. 971

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 971, a bill to 
implement a pilot program to establish truck parking facilities.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to 
protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child 
marriage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1076

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1076, a bill to improve the accuracy of fur product 
labeling, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1156

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1156, a bill to 
amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to 
school program.


                                S. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1171, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to 
waive the 35--mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under 
the Medicare Program.


                                S. 1204

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1204, a bill to amend the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the 
provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added as cosponsors of S. 1273, a 
bill to amend the Public health Service Act to provide for the 
establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple 
sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and 
disorders.


                                S. 1295

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1295, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care 
services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care under 
the Medicare program.


                                S. 1329

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1329, a bill to 
authorize the Attorney General to award grants to State courts to 
develop and implement State courts interpreter programs.


                                S. 1339

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1339, a bill to provide 
for financial literacy education.


                                S. 1422

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1422, a bill to amend the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect 
to airline flight crews.


                                S. 1517

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Alabama

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(Mr. Sessions) were added as cosponsors of S. 1517, a bill to enhance 
domestic energy security by increasing production from fossil--based 
resources in the outer Continental Shelf in an economically and 
environmentally responsible manner.


                                S. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1518, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to 
veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the 
water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune.


                                S. 1524

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1524, a bill to 
strengthen the capacity, transparency, and accountability of United 
States foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to 
new challenges of the 21st century, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1542

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1542, a bill to impose 
tariff--rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.


                                S. 1593

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1593, a bill to authorize 
the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development for 
the Americas Fund to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and 
foster increased economic opportunity in that region, to promote 
engagement on the use of renewable fuel sources and on climate change 
in the Americas, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1595

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1595, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other 
negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an 
extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in conjunction 
with such solicitations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1652

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 1652, a bill to amend part B 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full 
Federal funding of such part.


                              S. RES. 231

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 231, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any health care 
reform proposal should slow the long--term growth of health costs and 
reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending.


                              S. RES. 245

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 245, a resolution 
recognizing September 11 as a ``National Day of Service and 
Remembrance'.


                              S. RES. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 254, a 
resolution honoring, commemorating, and celebrating the historic ties 
of the United States and the Netherlands on the quadricentennial 
celebration of the discovery of the Hudson River, and recognizing the 
settlement and enduring values of New Netherland, which continue to 
influence American society.

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